And from the drama land the news that worth noting is the pull down Joseon exorcist from airing. Tsk tsk tsk. What is the different netizen's censorship compare to government censorship? If keep getting happening it will hurt you in the long run, K drama! If you think something wrong with it fix it, not destroy it. I mourn for Joseon exorcist like I mourn over every loss of form of art.
Bossam: Steal the Fate
Country: South Korea
Released year: 2021
Episode: 20 episodes
Genre: Sageuk, Romance
Rating: 4/5
Actors: Jung Il-woo, Kwon Yuri
sPlotlight:
I really like the first half of the drama. They really utilized all the things that only can be done in sageuk drama to the max. The balance between commoner’s everyday life mundane problems and the history context of palace intrigue is superb. But the balance is screwed in the latter half tiptoeing to more political side. The romance lost its spark. Not good. Writer-nim have the fans told you about the tendency of sageuk drama that is better to be avoided? It could be deserved the 5/5 rating but alas. Yuri’s acting as Joseon upright princess is great!
Kingdome: Ashin of The North
Country: South Korea
Released year: 2021
Episode: 1 episode
Genre: Zombie, Sageuk
Rating: 4/5
Actors: Jun Ji-hyun, Park Byung-eun
sPlotlight:
Dark… literally ha ha ha…. Revenge is a dish best served cold. Can’t wait Jung Hyun-jin X Bae Dona in Kingdom season 3.
Love (ft. Marriage & Divorce) season 1
Country: South Korea
Released year: 2021
Episode: 16 episodes
Genre: Marital affair, drama
Rating: 4/5
Actors: Sung Hoon, Lee Ga-Ryeong, Lee Tae-Kon, Park Joo-Mi, Jeon No-Min, Jeon Soo-Kyeong
sPlotlight:
Swear God every character in this drama annoyed me sans the children. But I CAN’T stop watching. The writer tries to rationalize reason behind why people cheating. It takes two to tango is all that I can say. Me and dark comedy is best friend.
Love (ft. Marriage & Divorce) season 2
Country: South Korea
Released year: 2021
Episode: 16 episodes
Genre: Makjang drama, Affair
Rating: 4.5/5
Actors: Sung Hoon, Lee Ga-Ryeong, Lee Tae-Kon, Park Joo-Mi, Jeon No-Min, Jeon Soo-Kyeong
sPlotlight:
While so it is so incoherent, absurd, random and the writer seems likely having flight of ideas. This is so entertaining. This is comedy! Funny without trying to be funny. High chance the writer is a mistress or has experience as mistress. Ha ha ha. Season 3 even for just watching the cheaters and homewreckers got some comeuppance. Hah
Luca: The Beginning
Country: South Korea
Released year: 2021
Episode: 12 episodes
Genre: Sci-fi, mystery
Rating: 3/5
Actors: Kim Rae-won, Lee Da-hee
sPlotlight:
This is also one of the sci-fi drama wannabe. Zi-O (Kim Rae-won) is a product from human genetic engineering. He has super power (electric shock notwithstanding like electric eel 😄), doesn't have a long term memory so he can be easily manipulated and has zero emotion or looks like having zero emotion. He was programmed as super soldier but then ends up as a leader of religion cult (using his electric ability as prophetic proof). But then he falls in love with a woman (Lee Da-hee) as predicted in K drama and has a baby with her. He runs away (to be a shepherd😅I know, you can laugh it off) with her and the cult kidnap her and their baby. And you know what the next and the next plot is. Kind of predictable but I like it how they use all the potentials to be a good drama even if the execution is not that good. All in all, I just want to comb Kim Rae-won's hair but too bad, the drama end too early. Maybe it will be at ep 16 he will have decent haircut. Girl can dream.
Mad For Each Other
Country: South Korea
Released year: 2021
Episode: 13 episodes
Genre: Psychological, Romance, Comedy
Rating: 4/5
Actors: Jung Woo, Oh Yeon-Seo
sPlotlight:
I appreciate how they don’t make love as the cure for their Psychological problems. It is their individual effort that make their condition better. They are good together like they are good being apart. This is not some dramas that promote toxic relationship in which one have to be perfectly normal while the other have the right to be completely crazy. Even watching those dramas tire me out already. Ha ha
On The Verge of Insanity
Country: South Korea
Released year: 2021
Episode: 16 episodes
Genre: Workplace drama
Rating: 4/5
Actors: Jung Jae-Young, Moon So-Ri, Lee Sang-Yeob
sPlotlight:
I hate "dramas" in my own work related stuffs, in real life. If I smell it, I run as far and as fast as possible. LOL. So watching this drama is kind of riveting in weird way. The humors are there. The script is tight. It is kind of fun looking into backstage manufacture of electronic home appliances in said company like Samsung and LG. Jung Jae-young's character is a cool home appliance engineer like Lee Sun-kyun's civil engineer character in My Ahjusssi. I feel like I learn something new everyday watching this kind of dramas. LOL
Spies That Loved Me
Country: South Korea
Released year: 2020
Episode: 16 episodes
Genre: Romance
Rating: 3.5/5
Actors: Eric Moon, Yoo Inna, Lim Ju‑hwan
sPlotlight:
Every one has a bad hair day, from Yoo Inna obvious hair extension, Eric old fashion fluffy hair style, till over-blown Lim Ju‑hwan’s hair. She shouldn’t end up with any of these two men for more satisfying ending. Ha ha ha
Taxi Driver
Country: South Korea
Released year: 2021
Episode: 16 episodes
Genre: Revenge drama, Action, thriller
Rating: 3/5
Actors: Lee Je-hoon, Esom
sPlotlight:
The three first episodes are working because the use cases based on the real life event that currently trending bullying at school and office, and spreading porn videos that are taken illegally, but after that the cases becomes usual, not interesting enough. And again, what is the point in life if it is all about revenge? The best revenge is by living well.
Times
Country: South Korea
Released year: 2020
Episode: 12 episodes
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, time travel
Rating: 3/5
Actors: Lee Seo-jin, Lee Joo-Young
sPlotlight:
You know I love Lee Seo-jin, I have the urge to finish this because I just watched Lee Seo-jin’s New York, New York with Na PD’s camaraderie . It is use handphone as tools to break time continuum. Not like Signal which I LOVE so much, this feels underwhelming. Maybe because I don’t like drama about politics. Or the unclear mechanism how and why there’s disruption in the cosmic that made them connect to each other. What do you mean, Pohophee? Saving each other life wasn’t enough?? Hmmm…..
Timing
Country: South Korea
Released year: 2020
Episode: 4 episodes (@12 minutes)
Genre: Melo romance
Rating: 3/5
Actors: Han Bo Reum, Yoon Jong Hoon
sPlotlight:
I see the potential to be great and poignant with the concept but the flaws are in the script. The conversation is dull. The directional work is mediocre. I know it is written by Kim Ji-seok and Yoo In Young, the actors, so yeah acceptable for the first try.
Vincenzo
Country: South Korea
Released year: 2021
Episode: 20 episodes
Genre: Revenge drama, comedy
Rating: 3/5
Actors: Song Jong-ki, Jeon Yeo-Bin, Taecyeon
sPlotlight:
I don’t like its over the top brand of comedy. I don’t like Jeon Yeo-bin’s brand of acting here. A hint of subtlety will be good for her and for the drama. Because the main sole purpose of this drama is revenge, I feel the drama lost its soul to the God of revenge in the middle of its episodes. What’s the point of life if it is all about revenge?
Youth of May
Country: South Korea
Released year: 2021
Episode: 12 episodes
Genre: Retro, Melodrama
Rating: 3.5/5
Actors: Lee Dong-hyun, Go Min-Si, Lee Sang-Yi
sPlotlight:
I don’t know why the female lead character and male character are pissed me off. She recognized the risk but still complained when it happens to her. You said you are okay with the risk honey! He is so selfish, asking her to sacrifice her dream and future just to be with him, and being whiney when she had a thought about it! Boy you ruin her future! I hate you for it, she should fly to German, studies and has a great future bleh. Look what you have done.
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